Natalie Murray
Vocal Consultant
Natalie studied at the Guildhall School and the NOS. She has worked at WNO and Glyndebourne, and is vocal coach at the RCM, Jette Parker Young Artist Programme (ROH) and the NOS. Natalie conducts and has assisted Rinaldo Alessandrini on Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (WNO).

Rachel Nicholson
Lighting Design
Rachel studied Lighting Design at Rose Bruford College where she is now a tutor. Previous credits include La Scala di Seta (Independent Opera), The House (BAC), The Sisterhood (ICA), Hot, Warm and Deep (Sue Glasser Dance) and Irven Lewis (British Dance Edition).

Dick Straker
Video Design
Dick formed Mesmer to provide projection design and image production services for theatre, performance, events and visual arts. He has collaborated with directors, photographers, choreographers, artists, performers and designers.

Finn Ross
Video Design
Finn trained at Central School of Speech and Drama and has worked with Mesmer on Julius Caesar (Deborah Warner), Richard II (Trevor Nunn at the Old Vic), Measure for Measure (Complicite) and Gotterdamerung (ROH). Finn designed Lacuna Theatre’s ‘Silverland’, ‘An Audience with William Barlow (Deceased)’ and co-designed ‘Sugar Mummies’ at the Royal Court.

Cordelia Chisholm
Costume Design
Cordelia read English at Cambridge University before training on the Motley Theatre Design Course. Costume designs include: La Scala di Seta (IO), The Wedding (Southwark Playhouse). Designs (set and costume) include: Herodiade and Nabucco (Dorset Opera), Peter Grimes (Surrey Opera), Tales of Hoffmann (Guilford Opera), The Madness of George Dubya (New Players Theatre), 100º Fahrenheit (Southwark Playhouse), A Winter’s Tale (Creation Theatre) and Hamelyn Heights (Young Vic).

Vena Ramphal
Choreographer
Vena, trained in classical and contemporary South Asian dance, is an independent choreographer, dance film maker and performer. Commissions include the Ethical Fashion Forum, ‘Desi DNA’ (BBC2), the dance film Fold (C4) and ‘Londoner’ (Trafalgar Sq).

Michael Fowkes
Puppetry/Shadow Animation
Michael trained at Wimbledon School of Art, specialising in puppetry. Work includes commissions for The Little Angel Theatre, The Unicorn Theatre, Theatre-rites, Tam-tam theatre and New Perspectives. Television work includes characters for BBC2, UK-TV gold and 'The Mighty Boosh'.

Chiara Ambrosio
Puppetry/Shadow Animation
Chiara is co-founder of A Curious Room productions, dedicated to the development and support of experimental filmmaking and animation.